Tim Walsh - 1998-2008 Oakworth CC First XI
It was not possible for Oaks to win the 2008 Championship at Cullingworth but there was no let up in pressure on the reigning Champions. Many eyes were on Captain-Keeper Tim Walsh who played his last match for Oakworth. He has decided to give golf more of a priority at new club St Ives so cricket will have to come to an end, at least for now.

But Tim will be remembered not as a batsman, maybe not even as a keeper but as a winner. For he has 9 medals in his trophy cabinet. There are two Championship winners medals (2001 & 2006), 4 Wynn Cup winners (2001, 2003, 2004 & 2006) and Keighley Cup gongs in 2000, 2001 & 2005. Of course Tim was a member of the Treble winning side of 2001 and Captain of the double winners of 2006.

He went out with a bang with three victims as his season's tally of keeping victims amounted to 29, equalling Steve Johnson's club record which has stood since 1986. His own previous best for Oakworth in 2001 was 26.

Tim succeeded Peter Gallagher as regular glove man in 1998 and has been Club First XI Captain in 2005, 2006 & 2008. Tim has 297 (257 catches & 40 stumpings) victims in all matches in his 11 seasons after arriving from previous club Bradley. He is well ahead of previous record holder Gallagher (1979-1966) who tallied 266 (222 catches & 44 stumpings) in 18 seasons behind the sticks. In League matches Peter still heads Tim with 218 (183 & 35) to 203 (177 & 26)
The match at Cullingworth was Tim's 167th league match in Oaks twin-tone blue colours. He has 98 league innings picking up 1,165 runs at an average of 16.64, the 27th best average of all time. His best score is 76 in the opening fixture of 2007 against Bingley Congs. Andy Copping had him caught when perhaps a maiden century might have been on the cards.

He shares a century stand for the 2nd wicket with Luke Scott (v Cowling 2005), is joint holder with Mark Price of the 8th wicket partnership (90) in the Keighley Cup (2000), also the Wynn Cup 8th wicket stand of 62 with Graham Rankin in the same year and the 9th wicket Keighley Cup stand of 53 with Jason Bilbrough in 2006 v Oxenhope.

To add to the above Tim has been around during a number of Oakworth successful Cup (Keighley & Wynn) campaigns and he took part in 57 cup-ties (8th highest) which brought him 94 victims and 547 runs at 18.23. He is one of only 15 players to have scored over 500 runs in Oakworth Cup ties.

Finally Tim's 224 appearances place him 18th on the all-time list.